Graduate Portfolio

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ECEM

OLGUN

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Professional Experience

Education

ARCHITECT+

09.2021-10.2024

04.2024 07.2024

06.2018 08.2018

08.2017 09.2017

07.2017 08.2017

museum

Architecture

Mediation of the works displayed in the exhibitions to the public, coordination of exhibition spaces, guided tours

Ankara, Turkey

GPA: 3.00, Honor Student

intern architect

Oncuoglu + ACP Architecture

Architecture Engineering

project concept development, 3D modelling and drafting, landscape design for a big urban complex

Lodz, Poland

intern architect

Ka Restorasyon restoration construction site

intern architect

Folkart Yapi Sanayi Ticaret A.S. contruction site “Folkart Time” multi-use complex

CURIOUS CREATIVE 01.2024-

Milano Altruista

11.2022 02.2023

Up Media Consulting

C2 - Advanced

05.2022 08.2023

Italian B2 - Professional Proficiency

French A2 - Elementary

09.2018 05.2022

Lódz University of Technology

architectural design office

Italian digital marketing agency

Microverse Inc.

volunteer photographer graphic designer & content creator graphic designer

Company in the U.S. in the sector of Software Development.

Astrology.tv & Numerologist.com

Erasmus+

Software Adobe Creative Suite Microsoft Suite Autocad SketchUp Rhinoceros V-Ray Keyshot Agisoft Metashape

Mothertongue

English

2015-2020

Bachelor of Science

construction supervision for a residential high rise complex, and the realization of interior architecture of a middle school complex.

Languages Turkish

Mantova, Italy

TED University

Cultural Mediator

Triennale di Milano

Following of the restoration project for the traditional Hamamonu houses in the historical center of Ankara.

(+39) 3516945484 Porta Venezia, Milan

Master of Science

09.2017-02.2018

You can find my works, processes and writings on my blog and website: ecemolgun.com ecem.olgun@mail.polimi.it

Politecnico di Milano Architectural Design and History

Tutoring for the workshop POLIMI – XJTU Study Tour Milan | Mantua, “Architectural Design and History”

Ecem Olgun I am a young architect graduated from my Master’s degree at Politecnico di Milano. My academic experience is largely based on architectural projects in urban contexts, design in historical context and cultural heritage conservation. Additionally, having worked in design for marketing and cultural promotion, I am interested in the multi-disciplinary role architecture and design plays in visual culture.

Teaching Assistant

05.07.2024 - Politecnico di Milano 20.07.2024 workshop

designer

Visual art, graphic & product designs for two of the biggest companies in the United States in the spirituality niche.

DaVinci Resolve Video Editing Figma

Other Skills 3D Modelling

Photography

Visualization

Grafic & web design

Research & concept development Restoration theory & projection Architectural survey (traditional and 3D)

Writing

INDEX

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SPAZIO D’ARCO Pavilion design in historical center of Mantua

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HOUSE: IN REFERENCE Villa for two artists

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INFRA_OCCUPY Dystopian housing system design

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MODES OF LEARNING Urban school complex in central Ankara

ARCHITECTURES

05

OF ASSEMBLAGE System design in ecologically fragile waterfront of Izmit

RURITAGE: OPEN AIR MUSEUM

06

Masterplan 1/2000 in Serraglio Mantovano

PERGAMENA

07

Economic Appraisal Project for UNESCO site ancient city of Pergamon

SYNAGOGE OF SABBIONETA Restoration project in the renaissance ideal city of Sabbioneta, Mantova

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01 SPAZIO D’ARCO

SPAZIO D’ARCO

Exhibition Hall and Students’ Center, 2022

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Architectural Design in Historical Context Master’s Degree Studio

+4.50

Location: Mantua, Lombardy, Italy Instructors: Eduardo Souto de Moura, João Pedro EAST ELEVATION Falcão de Campos, Prof. Luigi Spinelli With: Manali Vaishnav, Oskar Lidö, Juan Camacho, Nupur Bhatnagar Contribution: Design, Illustrations, Plans and Sections, Visualization This project was developed during a 2-week intensive study period conducted with the collaboration of guest professors from Portugal. The pavilion is located next to the campus of Politecnico di Milano in Mantova.

+8.00

+4.50

The rather reserved facade helps keep the uniform, simple white structure to frame the historical buildings with “big personalities”.

WEST ELEVATION

SCALE 1:100

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT STUDIO

GROUP B-6

PAVILLION DESIGN IN PIAZZA D’ARCO

details

VIEW OF THE EXHIBITION SPACE WITH SKYLIGHTS

VIEW OF THE CLASSROOM WITH SKYLIGHTS

DETAIL 2

DETAIL 1

SCALE 1:50

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT STUDIO

GROUP B-6

PAVILLION DESIGN IN PIAZZA D’ARCO

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HOUSE: IN REFERENCE

HOUSE: IN House: In REFERENCE

Reference Villa for two artists, 2017

2nd Year Studio Project Location: (designed by me) rocky hill among the woods, Denmark.

Instructors: Bilge İmamoğlu, Gökhan Kınayoğlu, Ferit Can Aker, İnan Çınar VillaAfet for Derin Two Artists, 2017

studio project Bachelor’sresidence, Degree.

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scenes

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INFRAOCCUPY

INFRAOCCUPY

Satellite Settlement / System Design 2019 4th year studio project for Bachelor’s Degree.

Location: Hersek, Kocaeli, Turkey Instructors: Heves Beseli Özkoç, Evren Basbug, Duygu Tüntas Karaman, Berin Gür The objective of the semester was to design the concept of a system in 1/1000 scale. The site was a wetland area in the Marmara region of Turkey. The area consisted of a lagoon, wetland and shores, arsenal and production spaces and the Osmangazi bridge, a shortcut to Istanbul, the industrial hub of Turkey.

scenario

vitals core

social platforms settlements

The project is a commentary on many issues relevant to the site and effect the whole country. In time, the city of Kocaeli became a satellite-city for Istanbul. It is one of the biggest industrial zones of Turkey, located in close vicinity to Istanbul, in an ecologically fragile area.

Hersek is also the site of a controversial government project Osmangazi Bridge. The bridge while an efficient shortcut, remains very expensive and mostly unused by the common citizen.

The system follows an invasion of the bridge by people as a result of overpopulation and overpriced real estate in a dyspotian Istanbul.

The invasion of the viaducts under the bridge exaggerates the development of a total satellite, parasitic infrastructure.

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phases

INFRAOCCUPY

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MODES OF LEARNING

MODES OF LEARNING

Urban Learning Complex, 2018 3rd year studio project for Bachelor’s Degree.

Location: Cebeci, Ankara/Turkey.

Total Area: 26.100 m² + parking (5.088 m²) With: Ersan Ilktan, Ekin Baskentli, Ilay Aydın Instructors: Onur Özkoç, Bilge Imamoglu, Mehmet Ziya Imren, Ferit Can Aker Contribution: design, plan and section drawings The project is located in Cebeci, Ankara, in a rather troubled neighborhood. The aim is to design a high school and other learning spaces while generating the neighborhood.

So, the project has a heavy urban responsibility, as well.

The design approach is to use voids to both seperate and link different parts of the structure. Hybrid spaces and a fluidization of functions occur when met with the voids/ courtyards.

A central axis is proposed as a general circulation route through the structure, crossing a drastic 28-meters level difference within the site.

MODES OF LEARNING

The project’s main aim, as the name suggests, is to generate and support different ways of learning through architecture. The relations between learning and design was studied throughout the semester for high school and pre-school, two very different stages of learning.

We as Co.cius Studio, extended and applied this method for not only learning spaces but most of the others as well. In this effort, the decisions were made in all scales from 1/50 to 1/1000.

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ARCHITECTURES OF ASSEMBLAGE

ARCHITECTURES OF ASSEMBLAGE

UrbanLab / Research and Recreational Complex, 2020 4th year studio project for Bachelor’s Degree.

Location: Izmit, Turkey Total Area: 28.500 m² + parking Instructors: Heves Beseli Özkoç, Evren Basbug, Duygu Tüntas Karaman, Berin Gür Architectures of Assemblage focuses on the assemblage theory and its possibilities in architecture. Located in the city center of Kocaeli, the site is surrounded by a various mix of programs, which led me to design new hybrid programs for the project added to the program of a science center.

ARCHITECTURES OF ASSEMBLAGE

“An assemblage approach asserts that, within a body, the relationships of component parts are not stable and fixed; rather, they can be displaced and replaced within and among other bodies, thus approaching systems through relations of exteriority.”

While building an assemblage, the circulation took the form of a secondary system to be overlapped with the traditional perpendicular geometries. These masses would create an illusion of order while “the programmatic mediator” generates them, passing through and around.

URBAN PLANNING

06 RURITAGE: OPEN AIR MUSEUM

RURITAGE: OPEN AIR MUSEUM

Masterplan in Serraglio Mantovano, 2022 Urban Planning in Historical Context, Master’s Degree Course Location: Borgoforte, Mantova, Italy With: Mina Magdy Nabih Tawadros, Jiang Sicheng, Arianna Melioli Instructors: Prof. Carlo Peraboni, Chiara Lanzoni Contribution: Research, concept development, design, drawings This urban planning project takes place in “Serraglio Mantovano” referencing Carlo Parmigiani’s descriptions of the naturally fortified lands between the Mincio River and Po River that enclose Mantova city and surroundings. The area is mostly composed of rural land with a mix of uses. Our approach follows the program “Ruritage” that plans to highlight the rural heritage with an open air museum packed with different activities and values of the area.

1/2000

concept 1/10.000

ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE

07 PERGAMENA

Cultural Experience Path and Integrated App for Economic Appraisal, 2022 Heritage Management Master’s Course Location: Pergamon Ancient City, Izmir, Turkey Instructors: Guillermo Aranda-Mena Pergamon is an important Hellenistic city with the steepest theater, a famous library, and the name giver of Parchment.

The site is often overlooked because it is difficult to get to the ancient city without a car and the paths provided in the area are not fully accessible. The project approaches the issues regarding the site on many levels and aspects.

The most important proposal is a cultural experience path enriched with a digital experience and library.

Introduction of a visitors’ route improves the existing conditions of the walkways on site, while creating viewing terraces. The theater is made more accessible with a path made from grey timber, that is distinguished as a new intervention yet coherent with the historical whole. The path works with information points integrated with the Pergamon Cultural Experience App. The project’s main aim is to bring more visitors to site in a more sustainable way while enriching the experience of culture of the ancient city.

07 PERGAMENA

The Pergamena: Pergamon Cultural Experience App, serves as the interface between all the touristic experiences and the visitors. Events happenning in town, how to get to the area, news and the database provide information to the visitors, on and off-site. The interactive on-site experience includes AI-Integrated scanning mechanisms and live location, working to enrich the cultural learning experience. The app also has affiliations to a crowd-funding projects and has links to the partners of the projects.

08 SYNAGOGE OF SABBIONETA

Facade Restoration for the Synagoge of Sabbioneta, 2021 Architectural Heritage Preservation Master’s Course Location: Sabbioneta, Mantova, Italy Instructors: Paolo Corradini Preservation measures from further damage and decay have been applied before conducting the restoration for the facade.

The design approach for restoration followed the guidelines and references put forth by Prof. Amadeo Bellini. According to his critical-preservative approach, the passing of the time is another metaphorical layer to be protected and conveyed to future generations as it is material evidence of history. In this preservation method, the works on buildings can include some changes but they are strictly controlled with technical-scientific and historic-critical criteria.

Thank you! ecem.olgun@mail.polimi.it